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Microsoft wins support from a wide range of US organisations in its push back against the secrecy of US government data access requests

HSBC is using facial recognition technology in a mobile app to make it easier for business customers to open accounts.

Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack

Silverstone Circuit tests InterDigital’s oneTransport traffic flow management service at the 2016 British Grand Prix MotoGP

Card fraud is rising in Asean countries, with the high use of mobile devices a contributing factor.

British Airways claims services are returning to normal following an unknown IT glitch, but is advising passengers to check-in online to avoid long delays at airports

EE begins to roll out 4G network support for Cat 9 LTE-A smartphones, which can achieve peak speeds of over 400Mbps

Law firm DLA Piper is moving business support jobs, including IT roles, from the UK to a delivery hub in Warsaw

TalkTalk’s business division claims Openreach is neglecting business broadband connectivity, and repeats its call for SME customers to take part in Ofcom’s consultation on the future of the BT Openreach relationship

Institute for Government report reveals that during the 2013 “reset” of Universal Credit, the Department for Work and Pensions pointed fingers at suppliers

Three CEO Dave Dyson calls on Ofcom to act to prevent one operator from owning more than 30% of the UK’s total mobile radio spectrum

TechUK has joined forces with European counterparts warning the European Commission not to stray from its plan to deliver a digital single market

Ransomware is one of the top cyber threats to business, but organisations should use that to engage stakeholders and review processes and defences, says Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes

Identity is at the forefront of the cyber security debate in Australia

Microsoft’s UK Azure cloud is now fully operational, offering Azure cloud services and Office 365

Latest research by public sector-focused IT provider Eduserv sheds further light on reasons why local councils have been slow to adopt the G-Cloud procurement framework

Organisations in the Middle East will increasingly look for managed services to connect up their IT as they embark on digital transformation

Scotland's financial services industry must get to grips with fintech quickly if it is to prosper, according to academic research

Basic security controls and malware-detection tools could have prevented the breach of more than 21 million records at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015, claims a congressional report

Twelve trusts will receive up to £10m each to become “global exemplars” and pioneer new approaches to digital services in the NHS

The revamped NHS website will become a “digital hub” for accessing health services and will allow people to book appointments, register with a GP and access patient records

NHS England’s target of having a paperless NHS at the point of care by 2020 is unrealistic and there is risk in digitising too quickly, says Robert Wachter’s review

Research into the user adoption of SAP’s Hana database platform and its S/4 Hana ERP system presents a confusing pattern. Storming ahead or running aground?

As the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill inches closer to becoming law, NSA documents reveal that the agency used the Iraq war to develop and expand its surveillance infrastructure

Barclays Bank has successfully tested the use of blockchain technology to complete a large trade finance agreement, which promises huge efficiencies

This week, networking analysts discuss network pricing in enterprise decision making, Huawei's entry into the SD-WAN market and the message of VMworld 2016.

A study has revealed a 40% increase in the past year in the number of internet-connected devices using shared encryption certificates, highlighting that this security risk of mass hacking is growing

The second annual Security Serious Week in October is to include a government-backed conference and an awards ceremony for unsung IT security heroes

Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer reiterates government commitment to SMEs and reveals he has given GDS “two new large pieces of work” since taking office

Ending what many saw as an uncomfortable marriage, Intel is to spin off its security business as a standalone pure-play cyber security company

With IoT devices set to outnumber notebooks, smartphones and tablets by more than three times, businesses will need to adjust their network access policies to keep things running smoothly, says Gartner

In its newly released Building Gigabit Britain report, the Independent Networks Co-Operative Association calls for the government to make a more ambitious commitment to fibre broadband

It is business as usual, says Amit Yoran, chief of EMC security division RSA, as the company officially becomes part of the newly formed tech giant to be known as Dell Technologies

German reinsurance firm Munich Re opts for Hortonworks’ open source Hadoop distribution, in combination with SAS, to deliver its big data analytics programme for new business

The local authority is using Watson Care Manager to help it manage its social care budget

NHS Digital’s cyber security arm, CareCert, has developed an e-learning portal, a support service and a security assessment service

IT spending across four major economic regions will increase by around 4% in 2016, but Europe is the least certain

Studying criminal undergrounds provides clues as to how to plan cyber defences, says Trend Micro researcher

SSP confirms to Computer Weekly it has no clear idea when all brokers will be able to continue doing business via its SaaS platform, two weeks on from Solihull datacentre power outage

The new Dell Technologies is bullish on hybrid cloud, convergence and cloud-native applications for enterprises, but Dell networking plans weren't in the spotlight.

The CIO of Nordic airline SAS talks to Computer Weekly about how digital technologies are changing customer experiences as well as the business itself

Creating the world’s largest privately controlled tech company is to come at the price of up to 3,000 jobs following Dell’s acquisition of EMC

The Government Digital Service plans to launch two pilot projects and is looking for councils to trial the identity assurance service free of charge

Retailer Travis Perkins’ largest IT transformation programme to date is a challenge CIO Neil Pearce is more than happy to take on

RSA to maintain its independence, but will benefit from being part of Dell Technologies, says RSA president Amit Yoran

Many organisations still need to adapt their business practices to ensure security in the cloud, according to a panel of IT leaders